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Nesting Andean Cock-of-the-Rock87 viewsFemale nesting on a cliffside perch, over a small stream at the El Pahuma reserve
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Basking anole lizard58 viewsA male Anole lizard (Anolis gemmosus) warms in the sunlight of the El Pahuma orchid botanical garden
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Giant aroid leaf52 viewsAroids -- the family that includes Philodendron and Dieffenbachia -- are protected from leaf damage by tiny, painful crystals in their leaf tissue. Eating them is a bit like munching on a salad sprinkled with fiberglass!
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Brachtia andina orchid78 viewsCloud forest orchid with small attractive flowers
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Spiderweb and cloud forest69 viewsA bullhorn spider (Micrathena sp.) is dotted with mist, with early morning cloud forest as its backdrop
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Dracula orchid82 viewsThis attractive Dracula orchid -- named for the "little dragon" that it's center resembles; otherwise known locally as "monkey face" (cara de mono) -- blooms every year in the El Pahuma botanical garden.
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Cloud forest epiphytes72 viewsCanopy epiphytes catch the morning sun in the El Pahuma cloud forest
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Fuschia in flower71 views
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Las Pozas waterfall57 viewsThis waterfall, located a short walk from El Pahuma's entrance, probably was used by the Yumbo people in pre-Colombian times; tourists still enjoy the cool waters of the pool at the falls' base.
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Mountain forest interior59 viewsDappled sun illuminates the interior of the lower forest at the El Pahuma reserve.
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Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan77 viewsThis restricted-range toucan, one of the only blue toucans in the world, is threatened by habitat loss in Ecuador's mountains; luckily a healthy population can be seen at El Pahuma.
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Pristimantis appendiculatus72 viewsThis frog was photographed at El Pahuma by a survey team from Ecuador's Museum of Natural Sciences; recent surveys have found a number of likely new species of Pristimantis at the reserve.
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